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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Conor McPherson's comic drama is fueled by drink The men of Baldoyle aren't lucky. Richard hit his head when he fell into a dumpster on Halloween, and he' been blind ever since. Ivan got drunk and lost his glasses. And when Nicky meets a stranger at a pub and brings him over to the Harkin house on Christmas Eve, that stranger has more on his mind than the traditional Christmas-Eve poker game.
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Theatre In Chicago (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
At the 41st Annual Jeff Equity Awards TimeLine Theatre's much-extended production of "The History Boys" took top honors in the midsize theatre Play category and walked off with 5 statues, the most of any production honored at the festive ceremony held at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie. "Ruined," a searing cry against the systematic violation of women in...
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Herald.ie - Around Town RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
Oscar-winning actor and director Kevin Spacey has said he would jump at the chance to direct the work of the cream of Irish playwrights, including Conor McPherson, Enda Walsh and Martin McDonagh.
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The Daily Gazette stories (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
Capital Repertory Theatre is offering yet another superlative “Irish” experience with their production of “The Seafarer” by Conor McPherson. The play is a dark comedy that gives strong actors the opportunity to display their talents in riveting monologues and comic interchanges. It is compelling theater.
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Nick's Flick Picks (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
I regret that my summertime undertaking of a theater-centered blog to complement this one was such a quick casualty of the busy fall, but I will hope to check in over there occasionally. I do love plays, and I'm always eager to see how strong playwrights fare as their work travels to the screen, particularly when they get to test their own hands in this new medium. I was off-consensus last year about...
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The Playgoer (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
Or, at least, our "most produced" plays announced in the current 2009-2010 season at professional nonprofit theatres across the country--according to American Theatre Magazine . boom (9)* by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb The Seafarer (8)by Conor McPherson Speech & Debate (8)by Stephen Karam Dead Man's Cell Phone (8)by Sarah Ruhl The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (7)by Rachel Sheinkin...
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Culture Monster (Free subscription) | 25/09/2009
We’re all haunted by our pasts. But in Conor McPherson’s “Shining City,” now receiving its Los Angeles premiere at the Fountain Theatre, the emotional baggage is literally paranormal. John (Morlan Higgins), a middle-aged Dublin businessman, recently lost his estranged wife...
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Washington Post (Free subscription) | 01/09/2009
Like a yuletide ornament long stashed in an attic, Scena Theatre's "Dublin Carol," directed by Robert McNamara, could use a lick of polish. On opening night of this Conor McPherson play, set in a funeral parlor on Christmas Eve, the lead actor was sometimes hard to understand; a couple of cues...
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DCist (Free subscription) | 28/08/2009
Annie Grier and Matt Dougherty in Scena's production of Conor McPherson's Dublin Carol. Ghosts, demons, and various otherworldly entities populate the plays of Conor McPherson, but the only spirit at work in Dublin Carol , which Scena Theatre is currently presenting in its professional Washington premiere, comes in a bottle labeled "Jameson". Of course, drink is also a staple of McPherson's...
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Variety.com (Free subscription) | 04/08/2009
Film Festivals: Irish Film Board to host reception following film -- Conor McPherson's supernatural drama "The Eclipse" will open the Los Angeles Irish Film Festival on Sept. 23 at the Linwood Dunn Theater.
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SUNDAY (Free subscription) | 24/07/2009
Dear all acting lovers in Malaysia: Good NEWS! Starting from 27th July-1st August 2009: There will be a great course for all ACTING LOVERS in MALAYSIA. FINAS (MALAYSIA) is organizing the course for those who are in Malaysia during this period of time. At the end of the course, there will be a shooting for all the students. (Please check it out from FINAS (contact Madam Zila 03-41041372/41041373 or...
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The Stage (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
Octagon, Bolton : Mark Babych's final production for the Octagon as artistic director is a fitting way for him to bow out. Over the years his hugely inventive vision, combined with a craftsman-like technique, have been seen at their best in plays whose roots are deep in the Irish tradition - and this one by Conor McPherson is, of course, no exception. Read the full review
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Gossip Central (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
What an international mecca New York was last week, with Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda arriving for the premiere of “Still Walking,” for example, or the Irish playwright Conor McPherson in town-(his play “the Seafarer was all the rage on Broadway...
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Herald.ie - Around Town RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
An award-winning film by acclaimed Dublin playwright Conor McPherson will be among a raft of Irish productions showcased at the Cannes film festival this week.
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Cinematical (Free subscription) | 04/05/2009
Conor McPherson's The Eclipse had several suitors sniffing around as soon as the spooky tale made its world debut at Tribeca on April 24th, but in the end Magnolia Pictures won out with a mid-six figure deal for worldwide distribution rights. . Sony Pictures Classics, Miramax, Lionsgate, and Roadside were all eyeing this story starring Ciaran Hinds, who won the Best Actor jury prize for her performance....
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